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Chapter 10

The sound of light rain awakens me from my slumber. It takes me a few moments to remember where I am. I really don't want to move from this bed it's ridiculously comfortable, I don't remember ever sleeping this well. My bladder has other plans however as it rudely makes itself known and I regretfully untangle myself from my cocoon and remove Edward's coat. I decide to grab some clean clothes, keeping it casual with a pair of jeans and blue ¾ sleeve top from my room and take a shower while I am in there to freshen up for the new day.

Returning to my room shortly after I towel dry my hair and decide to brush it and let it air dry for now. I could smell the tell-tale scent of breakfast wafting up the stairs as I was returning to my room. What time is it? Maybe Edward has to go to work soon. I grab my cell and to my shock it reads 11am. Oh my God! I slept for ages! Damn Forks weather, I'm not used to the rain, the cloud cover just makes my body think it's still early morning. I put on my deodorant and grab a hair tie to put on my wrist for later. After giving the room a quick tidy I quickly make my way downstairs.

"Good morning Bella" Edward says peeking out from his newspaper that he's reading at the dining table. Wow if I thought he was drop dead gorgeous before its nothing compared to casual Edward, barefoot reading his newspaper with a pair of glasses on!

"Good morning Edward" I blush as I reach the dining table. He takes off his glasses and places them on the table with his newspaper.

"I hope you slept well." he smiles as I take a seat at the table.

"Yes, almost too well" I laugh "Sorry I had no idea its was past 11am I thought it was more like 7am"

"Well there's no rush Bella. I don't have to work until 8pm tonight. I ducked out and got us some breakfast, I put yours in the microwave" he says smiling.

"You didn't have to do that Edward, but thank you" I smile getting up and walking into the kitchen

Pulling open the microwave I spot a perfect croissant filled with ham and cheese. Yum!

I take the plate over to the dining table and grin at Edward.

"Best breakfast ever" I say picking up the croissant and taking a small bite.

"Mm mm thank you so much, this is delicious" I say to Edward.

"Ah.. you're welcome. Would you like a coffee?" he asks as he starts to make his way to the kitchen only pausing for my answer.

"Ooh yes please" I smile.

After a nice cup of coffee we decide to go to the shops and load up on some groceries. I quickly run upstairs and finish drying my hair before leaving it to sit in soft waves. I don't bother with any make-up no matter how I try It always looks way to over the top when I wear it. Instead I opt for a quick swipe of lip balm and grab my purse before putting on my ballet flats.

Once we reach the shop Edward grabs the trolley and we start with grabbing some vegetables. I'm in my element here and I'm already thinking of all the delicious meals I can cook. I could even cook meals for Sue so that she doesn't have to worry about dinner after a full day of looking after Dad and the kids. By the time we are going up the last isle the frozen food section I cant help but think about the fact that it feels like this is something Edward and I do every week. Him pushing the trolley while I put all the groceries I need to cook with and now and then turning back to see him putting something naughty in the trolley while he thinks I'm not looking. I let out a little giggle while I shake my head.

"What?" Edward smiles caught in the act "Chocolate has been proven to be very healthy for you" he grins "I should know, I'm a doctor" he says putting his hand over his heart in sincerity.

"Oh don't mistake that for judgement Dr. Cullen, I am sure chocolate ice cream is very healthy for you. It's definitely helped heal the hearts of many girls in the midst of heartbreak" I wink turning back to the task at hand while I hear him chuckling in response.

We get to the check out and Edward insists he loads the groceries onto the conveyor belt. I put my hand over my mouth to try to stifle the giggles as he gives me guilty looks as his treats are revealed among the rest of the food.

"Hello Dr Cullen, I haven't seen you in a while" the boy behind the cash register says as he starts to scan the groceries.

"Hello Eric" he smiles "Yes I've been rather lazy when it comes to groceries, but I'm changing that today" he says grinning at me as I move the trolley around to start loading the bags of groceries.

"Oh cool" Eric replies looking at me.

"I'm Eric" he grins at me "I don't believe we've met before" he says as he slowly scans more items

"Uh Hi, I'm Bella" I smile awkwardly back in return.

"Isabella Swan to be exact" Edward says "Chief Swans daughter"

"Oh wow, Uh sorry about your Dad, I hope he is getting better" Eric replies before putting his head down and getting back to work. What the hell was that about? I try to pay for the groceries before Edward quickly swipes his card and punches in his pin while smiling at my confused expression. I'll have to sneakily do the grocery shopping without him. I highly doubt he will let me pay for anything as long as he is around. I huff putting my card back in my purse before shaking my head at him.

We finally get back home and Edward helps me carry all the bags to the kitchen before I shoo him off so I can pack the groceries away and dish up some left overs for lunch. He laughs before finally conceding saying he will be in the lounge room. After packing everything away I decide to leave out the ingredients I need to make a simple lasagne for dinner. I dish us up 2 plates of left overs for lunch and place them at the dining table with a glass of water for each of us.

"Lunch is ready" I say loud enough for him to hear. He rounds the corner and quickly takes his seat.

"Thank you!" he says digging into his food.

The rest of the afternoon passes by with ease, we relaxed for a while and watched the Silence of the Lambs continuing our Hannibal marathon and afterwards I cooked dinner a simple lasagne with a fresh salad and some home-made garlic bread. Edward made a big show of moaning and licking his lips while gushing about how much of a great cook I was. I blushed and laughed saying that there was plenty more. He practically dived back into the kitchen for seconds as soon as he ate the last bite off his fork. After dinner he insisted I relax while he took care of the dishes.

I decided to give Sue a quick call to check on Charlie, I was hoping to go to the hospital tomorrow morning so I could be there when his scheduled wake up was meant to start.

"Sue speaking"

"Hi Sue, it's just me I wanted to see how everything was going" I say pulling at the hem of my top.

"Oh Hi Bella. Well everything seems to be going well, They are just waiting for Edward to be on shift before they work out when they want to wake him. I think it will still be tomorrow though." she says

"Ok great. Would you mind if I got a lift with you in the morning then? I ask

"Absolutely I'll pick you up after I drop the kids off at school, around 8.30am. How are the new living arrangements?" she asks

"Amazing Sue. I'm really lucky, Edward has been so generous" I smile

"He is a great person isn't he. We are lucky to have him in Forks." she says probably thinking about what could have happened if Charlie had a different doctor. One that didn't go above and beyond for his patients like Edward does.

"Yeah we really are" I reply.

After talking for a little longer with Sue we say our goodbyes as Edward comes down the stairs all dressed and ready for his shift at the hospital.

"Well I'm off to check on your dad and my other patients" he smiles sadly

"Ok, I packed you a container of left over dinner for you to take to work, let me just grab it" I say bounding in & out of the kitchen container in hand.

"Wow thank you Bella. You didn't have to go to the trouble but thank you" he smiles

"I'll be at the hospital tomorrow morning Sue is going to pick me up after 8.30am so hopefully if you decide its time to wake Dad then he will have some company" I smile sadly

"Well that's what we are hoping for but I'll know once I can check on him. Thank you again for this" he says holding up the container.

"Don't forget there is ice-cream in the freezer!" he winks as he grabs his keys and wallet

"Haha oh yeah. I might just have to eat it all" I grin making a show of slowly walking towards the kitchen

"Don't you dare!" he laughs watching my movements

"Goodnight Bella, sleep well" he says opening the door

"Goodnight, drive safe" I smile as he closes the garage door behind him

I make sure to set my alarm on my phone my body doesn't sleep in and decide to have an early night so I'm ready for tomorrow. Hopefully I can speak to Dad tomorrow and he can really start moving forward on his road to recovery.

So I couldn't help but post another Chapter. Writing has become so addictive! Next Chapter will have a bit of good old Charlie! Thanks again for all your awesome reviews, I'll have to get onto finishing the next Chapter :D